Elizabeth (Liz) Phillips Email & Phone Number

100 Larkin St. San Francisco, Ca

• Conduct user testing for the library’s website and its entire electronic collection of databases and multimedia platforms• Accessibility consultant and advocate• Keep up to date with new access technology and web accessibility guidelines and make recommendations when needed• Facilitate workshops on access technology• Participate in the creation and implementation of other library programming• Provide individualized technical assistance to patrons• Transcribe Braille copies of newsletters, calendars, user guides, meeting agendas, information on talking books, library exhibitions and programs

San Francisco Bay Area

Well Connected - Front Porch• Produce Braille calendars in Spanish and English for Well Connected’s trimester programs for seniors and people with disabilitiesROOT DIVISIONCrip'd Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments RUTH’S TABLE• Intertwined A Collaborative Exhibition Between Scrap & Ruth’s Table • Subject Matters: The Art Of Disability Culture • Generation: The Roots of Making in the Asawa-Lanier Family • Agents Of Change: Margaret Fabrizio And Kawandis • The Art Of Disability Culture THE PALO ALTO ART CENTERThe Art of Disability Culture:Artists with disabilities dispelling myths, dissolving barriers, and disrupting prejudice• Produce adhesive Braille wall labels to accompany artist pieces in exhibitions• Produce professional quality Braille booklets that include descriptions of exhibition artworks, artist bios, transcripts to accompany audiovisual content, and any written artworks such as poetry or text imbedded in artworks• Booklets are designed with either 11.5 by 11 or 8.5 by 11 Braille paper, and are bound with a high quality black comb binding and smooth durable clear frosted Braille covers• Additional services have included copyediting, consultation regarding the accessibility of the art gallery and physical space, collaboration on the production of audio description, and numerous short consultation projects on accessibility and inclusion

San Francisco Bay Area

Services include:• Produce adhesive Braille wall labels to accompany artist pieces in exhibitions• Produce professional quality Braille booklets that include descriptions of exhibition artworks, artist bios, transcripts to accompany audiovisual content, and any written artworks such as poetry or text imbedded in artworks• Additional services have included copyediting, consultation regarding the accessibility of the art gallery and physical space, collaboration on the production of audio description, and numerous requests for consultation about accessibility and inclusionContact me for pricing information.

Braillist and Accessibility Expert: Personal experience motivational speaker Access Technology Experience at Libraries

Tucson, Az

• Designed and taught twenty-four sections of lower-division introductory philosophy courses• Developed and implemented lesson plans, exam questions, and paper topics• Facilitated and led group discussions which fostered a dynamic learning environment• Counseled and mentored students to improve academic performance• Identified and responded to a diverse student body inclusive of multiple learning styles, disability, and cultural background• Held office hours weekly and by appointment• Collaborated with colleagues and the instructor of record to create and implement objective measures to assess student learning across multiple course sections

National

• Wrote and delivered the Keynote Address at over fifteen national, state and local conferences on the prevention of child maltreatment including the Academy of Pediatrics and Child Welfare League of America

Stanford, Ca

• Contributed toward research for a paper by Professor Rob Reich, presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association

Stanford, Ca

• Prepared and developed content for the National Public Radio program “Philosophy Talk,” produced by Stanford University professors John Perry and Ken Taylor

Farmington, Utah

• Raised public awareness about shaken baby syndrome through media including ABC News, Good Morning America and People Magazine

Stanford, Ca

• Wrote and created content for the Physics Department website on the Polarization of Light under the direction of Professor Sarah Church

Stanford, Ca

• Assessed Accommodation Needs and advised faculty and staff • Compiled a written report which proposed actionable steps toward making the program and its facilities fully accessible to students with any disability

San Rafael, Ca

• Researched the need for an animal ethics committee within the organization• Interviewed staff and department heads and wrote a report on the findings

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy

B.A., Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Stanford Undergraduate Philosophy Department Journal